Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Pictures…from 2008!

Thursday, June 5th, saw some clean and fun surf. The weather's been fine these past few weeks and the surf's been good. The combination = fun in the sun. Bill's been out surfing and not shooting pics. Sorry to all you whiners! Surf wins over shooting any day of the week.


Ford runs a hang-10 clinic for the tourists

Tom Cozad takes a break from photo work

Amy sets up a nose-ride

Amy N. and Crystal…getting ready to R-I-P!

Amy N. cuts backside

All smiles…Ashley has her new Dano…

and takes it out for a test

Bob demos a floater

'How to trim,' by Cathy

Crystal bottom turns

Gliding the 11-footer…Dano

Davey K. slices back

Firefighter John off-the-pier

Jim leans on the rail

Judy eyes the waves…then…

goes left!

George enters the slalom course

Nice drop-knee, cut-back by Jason

Jeff counter-rotates his cut-back

Karin heads out…

…then, works the face

Rick C. –great wave/bad focus

Richard D. cuts-back hard

A classic left by Richard D.

Rick I. on a fine right

Taylor slashes off-the-lip

Taylor hangs 5

Vanessa pulls out

Is this our future? Tanker wars for waves—

Jeff and Bob call it a day.

All in all, it was a sweet, sunny, small surf day for the locals
at the Newport Pier.











2007 Dale Velzy Classic

The Doheny Longboard Surfing Association held the 18th Annual Dale Velzy Classic & Luau on September 15th. This fun family event celebrated Dale's life with a surfing competition followed by a luau.

Headstand by Lance Erickson

Jared Mell hanging heels

Bill Spurgeon hangs five

Legendary 70-year old Mickey Munoz

Fancy footwork from Cheryl McGregor

Extreme Legend Gary Stellar

Doheny Longboard tandem team styles

John Wills carves

Jeff Wroe on a nice little wave

Mark Calkins hangs five

Mark Calkins and son show tandem skills

Matt Albers does his thing

The judges had a great view